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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Woman Hollering Creek.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator, Juan Pedro’s face is still scarred from what?
(a) The sun
(b) Knife fights
(c) Acne
(d) War

2. The narrator compares Cleofilas’ father’s head with what in the beginning of the story?
(a) A wolf
(b) A burro
(c) A catfish
(d) A parrot

3. At what time does Graciela’s friend agree to meet Cleofilas to take her to the bus station?
(a) 10:30 a.m.
(b) 1:30 p.m.
(c) 12:00 p.m.
(d) 7:30 a.m.

4. What word from the short story refers to limited–run serial dramatic television shows that are popular in Latin America?
(a) Mi querida
(b) Farmacia
(c) La Malinche
(d) Telenovelas

5. When did Hernan Cortes and the Spanish conquistadors conquer the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan?
(a) 1308
(b) 1521
(c) 1649
(d) 1784

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the central themes in “Woman Hollering Creek”?

2. What phrase used in the story translates to “princess”?

3. To whose house does Cleofilas slip away occasionally to watch telenovelas?

4. According to the narrator, Juan Pedro has a bit of a belly from what?

5. Dolores’ husband is said to have died from what in the story?

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